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A young shaved-headed devotee in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat during a ritual, ringing a silver hand bell in his right hand while his left hand lights a small oil lamp on a gold-covered tray. The tray holds pink flowers, a brass cup, a small bowl and a folded white paper. He wears a rudraksha mala with a small pendant, glasses and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead. Behind him, other robed participants sit in rows with brass plates of flowers and small lamps before them.

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A young shaved-headed boy in orange and maroon robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a woven mat, ringing a small brass bell with one hand while tending to brass plates of oil lamps, yellow flowers and offerings on the floor. Behind him, rows of similarly robed young disciples in orange sit in meditation or ritual posture before red curtains, with white tilak marks on their foreheads. The setting is a bright white-tiled hall.2013-07-06April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesSeated devotees in saffron-orange robes perform a puja on a white marble floor, sitting on woven straw mats before silver trays holding brass bowls, small oil lamps, flower petals, fruit and kumkum. Several boys wear white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and rudraksha malas; a younger boy in the centre holds a small brass vessel while others pour and offer. Behind them, more devotees in maroon and saffron sit with similar trays. A brass kalasha and a red-and-gold tray stand nearby.2013-04-18April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesJanuary 11 20172017-01-11March 06 20132013-03-06A photograph of a seated young monk in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest, wearing clear-rimmed glasses and a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead. He holds pink flowers and appears to be offering them over a black stone Shiva linga on a bamboo mat. Silver bowls, a small cup and additional pink flowers sit beside it. Beside him, an older monk in orange with a dark rudraksha mala and white forehead markings also sits, and blurred seated devotees and a red-clad attendant appear in the background, consistent with a puja or abhishekam.2013-10-17June 07 20132013-06-07A young boy with a shaved head and white vertical tilak with a red dot sits cross-legged in an orange saffron robe, cupping his hands with a red and green flower garland in front of a low altar. Brass lamps and a lit oil lamp stand on the table beside a folded white paper. Other saffron-robed people with white forehead marks sit blurred behind him under a hall with a colorful tassel pillar. A rudraksha pendant hangs on a black cord around his neck. The scene is a puja or ritual prayer. a person candidate not identifiable from appearance.2013-05-04April 09 20132013-04-09 +2 copiesJuly 07 20132013-07-07A photograph of a young girl in an orange draped garment and a long rudraksha mala lighting an oil lamp with a flame while holding a small brass bell in the other hand. Brass puja plates, a small brass trident, candles and an offering tray sit on a glossy floor in front of her. Beside her a second girl in dark clothing and rudraksha beads bends over another brass tray with a lamp. Behind them, several men with bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit blurred in a hall, some in orange cloth. No one in the photo is identified as a person, and the scene appears to show a lamp-lighting ritual.2017-01-04